Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-12
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6pies, who have been eBdesvoring "a
sniist the moral support % the TuFpeFI
here for him and bis condemned con.
Sades. but the anarehias sympaghizers
refuse 70 Acknowledges Themselves De
featsd, and declare that they viii carry
thar efforts before TIE highest authority
IN the order 10 make the issue q nstsoaal
one among ths TnrDeTs. SPIES vas q
Tugnes, and q prominent one, before his
Incarceration. After the death sentence
was pFonouscsd soaius4 him sad his
comrades, the friends o. Spies, among
them being Chairman John tsIoy asd
members Of the Turner'S Exeoufsve
Board Of The distrist, issasd circular
% All subordinate Turner Societies Ia
this yisinity requesting them 20 Bstify
the Board whether they favored the
adoption Of resolution against the
verdict against the anarchists and ASK
ing for q new trial. The Tesult vas 8
storm Of protests against the aeti0n Of
she Board. 0loy then Issued g letter
warmly advocating the suppoFt fer
Spies, and this was folio Eed BY sngFy
demands for his resignation and those
of bis fellow members Of the Beard.
Today q district convention Of Turn
eFs vas held for the purpose Of decid-
ing on the question Of impeaehipe and
dsposinR the Distries Executive Board,
end especially John Gl0Y, chairman, for
oversteppfBg their authority aud dis
RFacinQ their sfioes. Every IarDer
society within ffty miles Of Chicago
was represented. Max stern made
long aud earnest address, denounoiDg
the EIesutivs Board and Anarchists
generally, which was answered BY 0loy
81 length. A motion 10 depose the En-
eoativs Board vas carried By q vots Of
~ 70 81, and the chairman immediately
declared the Board dsposed. GiOy an
n0gnced that be voald appeal the case
10 the National Board 10 the confu-
sion q number withdrew from the ball,
headed By Gioy The uproar grew
loader aud The chairman threatened TO
have shs hall cleared ~ the police.
GIsy Feappeared a. this junstuEe and
quieted the andieuoa, saying that an
outbreak should be avoided. A new
District Board vas provided for By the
remaining delegation, and the Conven-
sion quickly adjourned.
a wreck.
SANTA CRuz iOal.l, April II. - The
latest news from the scene Of the wreck
Of the J. W SesveF states that the ves-
sci is q total loss. and that John Blown,
the second mate, Anderson, q sailor, and
the Chinese cook are drowned. Gap
tain Robertson and the remaining fouF
of the aFsw are saved. The vessel vas
owned by A. Crawford d %. Of San
Francisco, and was valued at $500 in
snFance, eb0o0.
Return Of the Schooner.
VIcToRIA (BO l,April II 1.-The sealing
schooner Black Diamond bad her decks
swept clean on the 1st of April. She
waa % miles from Cape FletteFy. Miles
Simpson, nativs Of this city, was lost.
The captain reports = schooner. name
unknown, ashore ct Cape Flattery. A
WateFlogRed bark was seen In Barclay
Sound. It IL believed to be the EisinOFs.
Prairie fire.
KAEsAs ORR, April IA disastrous
prairie hFe is raging In Phillips and
Norton Counties IN Kansas IL started
on Saturday evening near Edmon, where
four houses we're burned. and crossing
the Central Branch II Il. has extended
ncFthwesterly 10 Norcaton, having
destroyed quite q nambeT Of houses,
together With all other peFishAble prop
erty IN its track. IL IL reported that
from nine 30 twelve persons have per
ished, bu. the facts cannot be definitely
learned, owing 10 the injury to telegraph
wires.
Clearaneea foe the week
BosTos. April II.-Phe following table
shows the gross exchange OF the lead.
iue clearing houses OF the United States
for the week endiuS April 9th, IN round
figures; New York e659 .o0O, 600, increass
Of fifteen per cent; Boston, SIS. 000. 600
increase Of thirsy.seven per cent; Phil.
sdelphia. $1,000. 600, increase Of fourteen
per cent; Chicago, &5l. 000. 600. Increase
sixteen per cent; 81. Louis, $500, 600
increase Of nine per cent; San Fran
cisco, go, 1000 900. increase Of fifty per
cent.
Tive Washington Land Gases Decided
WkaHINarON, April I0-Aoting Score.
taFy Maldrow of the Interior Depart
ment has affirmed the decision of the
Commissioner OF the General Land Of
Zoe Of December ID, 1885. rejecting toe
application OF Josua Walsh 20 enter,
Snder the provisions OF the act of March
3, 1879, upon ths southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter. the northeast
quarter Of the sou beast quarter, and
the south half Of the southeast quarter
of section Is, township 20 north. range
Al east, near Spokane Falls, Washing
ton Territory. Walsh had taken a
homestead tract Of 80 acres and under
the provisions Of the act above referred
20 bad made application to make an ad-
Of Asaa "a a.
time OF the passage Of the aet Walsh
did not have any homestead claim.
hence Il IL decided that be has no loun-
Dalton for claim on an additional
homestead.
Acting Secretary Muldrov also AZ.
fiFmed the adverse decision Of the Com
missioner Of the General Land Ofiice Ia
the case Of Robert Elwell W. che North
ern Pacific Railroad Cempany. claiming
the west half of tho southwest quarter
of section 9, township 10 north, range 80
east, near Walla Waila, W.T.. The an
paa vas made by the company respect
inR the application 10 surreRaer the pat.
ent for amendment. The railway com
Pany claimed the land under the With
drAVal from the public domain that
had been msae for its hsnsfit, but the
9Notaton ~ tuA& HlWtil uau = Hftof CLAIM
20 10 by reason of pFioF settlement and
occupation aud cultivation
of the tract.
Tee Eladdoek murder case.
sioux CIrY (lowal, April II. - Today
has tees spent mostly Ia the cOansel
arguing Law points relating 30 the con
spiracy aud the application Of a reason
Abla doubt, Ia the af,erasoR counsel
Tor the State presented their case before
The Jars. Tbs probable outcome Of the
iaryis elaboration u che theme OF tue
people. Three speachss will Be made
ON each side before the Oass goes 90 the
jury, and 10 10 net thought probable
that IL will be submitted uatil Thurs.
day.
Captured a Rabher.
WASHINGTON, April II. - PaymAstsr
General ReoaesteE has received q tele-
gram from Chief Paymastes TeFrel,
reporting that Charles r. Parker The
man who, several weeks AGO robhed
Paymaster Bash Of s5t00 had heea cap
AIRED.
Es1syea BY the PFcsldeat.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE grounds
Immediately south Of the Presidents
1oase preser ted pretty pieiare toaar.
thousands OF cAildrea we're Salhe rel
here engaged Ia the pleAsu re Of s.y.s